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Articulatory characteristics and variation of Korean laterals

  • Hwang, Young (Department of Linguistics, Indiana University) ;
  • Charles, Sherman (Department of Linguistics, Indiana University) ;
  • Lulich, Steven M. (Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Indiana University)
  • Received : 2019.01.31
  • Accepted : 2019.03.17
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

Lateral approximants are well known as having complex articulatory characteristics, which vary cross-linguistically, across speakers, and across utterances. However, less attention has been paid to the articulation of Korean laterals, which do not contrast with a rhotic and may thus exhibit greater-than-normal variability. The focus of this study is to investigate the general articulatory characteristics of the Korean lateral [l] as well as the articulatory variation using novel 3D ultrasound imaging methods. The results of this study revealed significant between-speaker variation and some vowel-dependent variation with regard to the articulation of the Korean lateral [l], which has not been reported previously. Even though all participants in this study showed an anterior occlusion, the place of articulation and the size of the occlusion varied greatly across speakers. The data also revealed that left-right asymmetry is present in the articulation of the Korean lateral. The individual variation of the Korean lateral [l] suggests that it has a large articulatory-acoustic space for variation, since it has no contrasting sound that causes perceptual confusion.

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